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Sunday, November 28, 2010

A Whale And Flowers

Meet my new little friend, a cheerful whale. The best part: it's handmade in the USA by an amazing craftsman who sells toys through his Etsy boutique, US Wood Toys. And it's ridiculously cheap ($12). I am dying to buy his hippo, too. If you want to treat some little ones for X-mas, you know where to go.Another adornment at home this week - these happy yellow flowers, brightening up wintery days; we're experiencing record breaking cold in the Los Angeles area. Brrrrr...

Love wooden toys...very cute. And flowers, of course. Cheerful yellows are always helpful. I have to see how cold it is in LA...GG is shivering underneath a big red felt cape (not around her shoulders, it's on a chair:)...so I think this is a hint to turn on the heat. Hmmm.

Wooden toys, what a joy and the splash of colour with the flowers. Nice to see you're keeping cheerful with the falling temperatures. It was so cold here in Britain yesterday and we had to put hot water bottles under the cats' pillows to keep them warm. 8 cm of snow too. Brrr.

Back with "I don't know" about Benjy's sartorial needs on walk. Maybe he wants to show what a cool (not cold:) guy he is, you know, walking around w/out "kid" stuff on. He can snuggle at home w/out being teased by big dogs. I don't know if this is an issue in the dog world, but one never knows.

I saw Vanessa's comment about the kitties & hot water bottles. There's a cute photo on her post today w/a kitty looking very happy. GG is sacked out right now, like a boiled noodle. Right next to a space heater called The Dragon. It's her favorite thing...I'm chopped liver when that thing is on in the other room.